Firefighters Worry The Sleeping Quarters Are Making Them Sick
HYANNIS, MA Several months ago, Vicki Yefko found herself unable to move properly. “I woke up one morning and wasn’t sure what was going on,” said Yefko, a firefighter/emergency medical technician with the Hyannis Fire Department. After being taken to the emergency room, and then an ear, nose and throat doctor, Yefko was diagnosed […]
It’s Getting Better For Gay SF Firefighters
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Let’s hope that 2015 will be kind to the Fire Department. The past couple years have been rough. In 2013, a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash was killed after being run over by two firetrucks heading to the scene. Then there was a $175,000 settlement with a black firefighter who […]